Against the odds: Pathways of early school leavers into university education: Evidence from England and New Zealand

International Journal of Lifelong Education

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 266-280

  Davey, Judith a ^a   Jamieson, Anne ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84993130442     PISSN: 02601370     EISSN: 1464519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02601370304839     Document Type: Article

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